layer grouping

[Bart van den Eijnden (OSGIS)]

Hi Laura,

have a look at the *wms_layer_group *metadata, which can take an xpath 
like expression for you to define a hierarchy, see also:

http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/howto/wms_server

Best regards,
Bart

Laura Díaz wrote:

>Hi there,
>i am trying to configure some available layers in mapserver, i would like to group some 
>of them, i found no problem creating just one grouping level:
><Layer>
>	<Layer>
>	</Layer>
>	<Layer>
>	</Layer>
></Layer>
>for this i just add the TAG GROUP to the layers i want to group, the problem comes 
>when i want to configure two or more levels like this:
><Layer>
>	<Layer>
>		<Layer>
>		</Layer>
>	</Layer>
>	<Layer>
>	</Layer>
></Layer>
>My problem comes because the layer that groups a set of layers is not a layer itself so i 
>cant make a reference to it, if i create a layer as a LAYER to be the GROUP of some 
>sublayers, then this layer appears two times in the capabilities.
>any ideas to create this second level of layer grouping??
>here part of the layers definition on my map file:
>
>#LAYER
>#  NAME ProtectedAreas  
>#  METADATA
>#    "wms_title" "Protected Areas"
>#  END       
>#  STATUS OFF
>#  TYPE ANNOTATION
>#END
>
>LAYER
>  NAME zepa
>  GROUP ProtectedAreas
>  METADATA
>    "wms_title" "Zepa zones"
>    "wms_group_title" "Protected Areas"
>    gml_include_items "all"
>  END       
>      STATUS ON
>      TYPE POLYGON
>      DUMP TRUE
>      PROJECTION
>      	"init=epsg:23030"
>      END      
>      CONNECTIONTYPE postgis
>      CONNECTION "user=***** password=***** dbname=costas host=192.168.0.0"
>      DATA "the_geom from (select * from zepa) as foo using unique gid = using 
>SRID=23030"      
>  TOLERANCE 3
>  CLASS   
>    NAME "zepa"
>    TEMPLATE 'gmap/htdocs/templates/popplace.html'
>    COLOR 0 240 240
>    OUTLINECOLOR 199 199 199   
>  END
>END
>
>LAYER
>  NAME mreservas
>  GROUP ProtectedAreas
>  METADATA
>    "wms_title" "Microreservas"
>    gml_include_items "all"
>  END       
>      STATUS ON
>      TYPE POLYGON
>      DUMP TRUE
>      PROJECTION
>      	"init=epsg:23030"
>      END      
>      CONNECTIONTYPE postgis
>      CONNECTION "user=***** password=***** dbname=costas host=192.168.0.0"
>      DATA "the_geom from (select * from mreservas) as foo using unique gid = using 
>SRID=23030"      
>  TOLERANCE 3
>  CLASS   
>    NAME "mreservas"
>    TEMPLATE 'gmap/htdocs/templates/popplace.html'
>    COLOR 0 240 240
>    OUTLINECOLOR 199 199 199   
>  END
>END
>
>
>thanks,
>
>Laura.
>
>
>  
>


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Bart van den Eijnden
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